Wednesday, 6 March 2013

The $100 Billion Storm: 17 Things You Should Know About Hurricane Sandy

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Meteorologists are warning that Hurricane Sandy could potentially
be the worst storm to hit the east coast of the United States in 100 years.
Do you remember "the perfect storm" back in 1991? That storm
was so bad that Hollywood
made a blockbuster movie starring George Clooney about it. Well, this
storm is going to be much worse. When I first heard about Hurricane
Sandy, I didn't make that much of it. I figured that the east coast would
get some wind and some rain and that they would whine about it a bit but that
everything would be just fine. But then I started looking into this storm
a bit more. It turns out that this storm is even larger than Hurricane
Katrina was. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has
categorized the destructive potential of this storm to be5.8on
a scale that goes from 0 to 6. So don't be fooled when you hear that this
is only a "category 1 storm" or that the maximum winds will only be
around 80 MPH. It is the unprecedented size of this storm and the mind
boggling storm surges that it is producing that truly make it dangerous.
It is being reported that Hurricane Sandy ismore than 1,000 miles acrossfrom one end to the other.
Meteorologists have never seen anything quite like this before, and we are most
definitely in unprecedented territory. One meteorologist is already
projecting that this megastorm could cause 100 billion dollars in damage, but
the true amount of devastation will likely not be fully known for weeks.
If you live in the northeast part of the United States, you definitely want
to buckle up because you are about to get absolutely hammered.

The following are 17 things that you should
know about Hurricane Sandy...

#1Hurricane Sandy has been dubbed "the Frankenstorm" and
many believe that this could be the worst storm to hit the east coast in 100
years.

#2This is an absolutely massive megastorm. It is being
reported that tropical storm-force winds can be felt520 miles awayfrom the center of the storm.

#8Subway service in New
York City is being shut downat 7 PMon Sunday evening. There is a
very real possibility that the New
York City subway system could be severely flooded by
this storm. That could be quite crippling, because about 4.3 million
people ride the subway in New York
every single day.

#9It has been announced that all public schools in New York Citywill be closedon Monday.

#14It is being estimated that10 million peopleliving along the east coast could lose
power thanks to Hurricane Sandy.

#15A state of emergency has already been declared in New
York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia.

#16Approximately50 million peoplelive in the areas that will be
directly affected by this storm.

#17Meteorologist Mike Smith of AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions is
projecting that Hurricane Sandy could potentially cause a total of100 billion dollarsin damage to the U.S.
economy. That would make it a far more costly disaster than Hurricane
Katrina.

Many meteorologists are calling this storm a
"worst case scenario". If you live along the east coast, please
take the warnings that you are getting from public officials very
seriously. Accordingto NPR, conditions are absolutely
perfect for this slow moving giant storm, and it is going to take quite a few
days for it to exit the region...

In this case, seas will be amped up by giant waves and
full-moon-powered high tides. That will combine with drenching rains,
triggering inland flooding as the hurricane merges with a winter storm system
that will worsen it and hold it in place for days.

Louis Uccellini, environmental prediction chief for the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, told The Associated Press that given
Sandy's due east-to-west track into New Jersey, that puts the worst of the
storm surge just north in New York City, Long Island and northern New Jersey.
"Yes, this is the worst case scenario," he said.

Please do not underestimate this storm.
This is unlike anything that any of us have ever seen before.

If you live in a part of the country that is
being affected by this storm, please feel free to leave a comment and let us
know what you are seeing in your area. It is going to be a crazy couple
of days.

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